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Date:      Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:34:41 +0100
From:      Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To:        Victor Sudakov <vas@sibptus.ru>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Xorg crashes several times a day
Message-ID:  <20210124163441.b0f6445f.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 21:28:11 +0700, Victor Sudakov wrote:
> But really, is the graphics/drm-kmod port really necessary and why?

Modern X hooks deeply into kernel structures, direct rendering
is the default, there is no text mode anymore, and Linux is the
primary driver for the graphics stack. So - you're stuck with
KMS if you want to use X. :-(

This particular port is a meta-port that contains several drivers
for various brands and models, and it requires the kernel source
to be able to actually compile the modules.



> The
> default FreeBSD installation already contains /boot/kernel/i915kms.ko
> and /boot/kernel/drm2.ko, and I load them from rc.conf.
>  
> Is anything wrong with them?

Wrong binary interface, if I remember correctly, that's why
it was neccessary to recompile them manually, and use them
instead of what the OS provides.

Strange, isn't it? :-)



-- 
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...



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